Any good stories about family immigrants who came here?

Question

My dad came here when he was 13 now he is a doctor

Or yourself whould like to hear about that to

Answer 1

My father came here and worked harder than anyone I know. He married my mother, supported his family fully, and sent money every month to our family back in Mexico. After he came back from his official job, he would go and work for people fixing plumbing, refrigerators, AC, wiring, painting, pretty anything to do with houses. He usually fit in two unofficial jobs a day, and would let his children tag along to fetch him tools. There were alot of nice people he worked for. When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he kept working just as hard till he was bedridden. Even though he died 3 years ago, we still get calls from people who want him to help them out.

Answer 2

Yes, of course, everyone knows good stories about immigrants. Immigrants are wonderful for our country, but they need to be legal immigrants! That is the key word, as everyone keeps reiterating here but people just don't seem to get it! "Legal." Legal immigrants bring fresh new ideas, skills, culture and diversity to our country. Illegal immigration is not good for our country because then we are mostly getting just the uneducated, sick and poor who will be usurping our social services and committing more illegal offences (stolen/fraudulent SSNs, driving without licenses/insurance), etc. Illegal immigration TAKES from a country, while legal immigration GIVES to a country. Illegal immigration only gives back to the illegals' home country by way of remittances of money earned in the US illegally and sent back to the home country. This is also not good for the host country. Stories of legal immigration are wonderful and uplifting to hear and we all have some and have heard many.

Answer 3

Yes from LEGAL immigrants not wetbacks. This Mexican friend of mine told me a story on how his mother would walk miles to work everday crossing the International Bridge on foot. ( In the 60's) She would then come home to cook meals for the family. This fella himself is now a citizen and is outraged that illegals may get amnesty after he, his family and many others worked hard to attain legal citizen ship. His family including his now 83 year old mother ALL learned English because it was the right thing to do

Answer 4

One of my ancestors came to South Carolina from Germany as an indentured servant, agreeing to work for 7 years in exchange for his passage. As his ship came into port, they got caught up in a hurricane! This time, he agreed to help drag the ship out of the swamp in exchange for early freedom.

One family of my ancestors got kicked out of France for being Protestant. They were refugees in Holland for a little while, but then set out to make a new start in the New World. They arrived in Virginia in the middle of winter, and the townsfolk had to take up a collection of corn meal such to help them get through the winter.

One of my British ancestors was a mariner who got a girl in trouble in Bermuda. I'm descended from him on "the wrong side of the blanket". There was nothing happening, economically speaking, in Bermuda at the time, so some families asked the governor if they could move to Virginia. The governor said no, but there was a wrecked ship out on the reef. Some people started sneaking out there at night and secretly repairing it. They sewed bedsheets together for a sail, and sailed away one night. My gggggggggg-grandfather was apparently the navigator for that voyage. He died shortly after he reached Norfolk, Virginia, but he left his property to his illegitimate son, who had to come to Norfolk to claim it.

I've given the names of the colonies here, since those men arrived before 1776. As far as I can tell, all of my ancestors by about 1830 were living in the American South. I've only found one ancestor--in the 1600s--who was Native American. The rest of them were immigrants. The USA of the future will be richer for today's immigrants and their ggggggggg-great-grandchildren!

Answer 5

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